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The point of good writing is knowing when to stop.
Lucy Maud Montgomery
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
Age: 67 †
Born: 1874
Born: November 30
Died: 1942
Died: April 24
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Prince Edward Island
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Kindred spirits alone do not change with the changing years.
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It's good advice, but I expect it will be hard to follow good advice is apt to be, I think.
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I'm not a bit changed - not really. I'm only just pruned down and branched out. The real me - back here - is just the same.
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I like to hear a storm at night. It is so cosy to snuggle down among the blankets and feel that it can't get at you.
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